{"id":1663,"date":"2015-08-17T18:27:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T18:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2015-08-17T18:27:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T18:27:12","slug":"computer-based-case-simulations-ccs-field-trial-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2015\/08\/17\/computer-based-case-simulations-ccs-field-trial-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer-based Case Simulations (CCS) Field Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Board of Medical Examiners<sup>\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>(NBME<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>) has developed new software to deliver the Primum<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Computer-based Case Simulations (CCS) component of Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(USMLE<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>), which is jointly owned by the NBME and the Federation of State Medical Boards. The new software incorporates user-adjustable display features, specifically\u00a0<strong>text magnification<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>reverse color (color inversion)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>NBME is planning a field trial of the software from\u00a0<strong>November 16, 2015<\/strong>\u00a0through\u00a0<strong>February 29, 2016<\/strong>\u00a0at select Prometric test centers in the United States. NBME is seeking medical students and graduates with varying levels of visual ability (with or without visual impairments) to participate in the field trial.<\/p>\n<p>Interested individuals should read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmle.org\/announcements\/?ContentId=164\" target=\"_blank\">full announcement<\/a> on the USMLE website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Board of Medical Examiners\u00ae\u00a0(NBME\u00ae) has developed new software to deliver the Primum\u00ae\u00a0Computer-based Case Simulations (CCS) component of Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination\u00ae\u00a0(USMLE\u00ae), which is jointly owned by the NBME and the Federation of State Medical Boards. The new software incorporates user-adjustable display features, specifically\u00a0text magnification\u00a0and\u00a0reverse color (color inversion). 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